> Doesn’t cure the “Device ID” issue...
Get a device that isn’t linked somehow to yourself (job, credit card paying for it, location, etc)
Go to some location that you NEVER go to otherwise.
Perform the operations over a VPN. etc.
Keeping privacy these days is pretty darn hard. I’d say it’s not worth the effort unless it is for one or two specific things.
Yep, no contract burn phones. And never give customer support a real name or email address. And take the time and effort to figure out how to use just basic features without supplying a Google account. Just live without the fancy apps. Only the Camera, phonebook, calling and text. uninstall everything else you can or disable them.
VPN is no good in the case of device ID. Your Carrier or ISP has that and your location, not even to websites, it still does not hide your international device ID. They will not let you use their system without these, and they detect them. Especially phone companies. They will not even give you service without the international device ID. The device location they have in real time.
We are now starting to see why allowing carriers and ISPs to sell data was a huge mistake. We are paying our own phone companies big money to throw us under the bus.